Some News From Spring Practice

If you're like me and are dying to find out more about our Canes football team, then I would suggest you read Manny Navarro's latest blog post about spring practice.

Several thoughts regarding Manny's reports....

I really like how Allen Bailey took one for the team. I fully expect him to contribute at the DE position once he learns the ins and outs. I wouldn't be surprised to see him start towards the end of the season. If not, then he will still be part of the rotation. You simply can't have a physical freak like him off the field. He's just too good.

I was surprised to see that Glenn Cook had such harsh words about Arthur Brown's coaching. He wasn't knocking Brown per se, but he definitely took a shot at Brown's HS coaches. If it's true that Arthur has poor fundamentals, then God help anyone who has to face him on defense over the next few years, because he was an absolute monster in high school despite his "bad coaching". Imagine what he'll be like with Michael Barrow showing him the ropes.

Another surprise is that Spence is starting at strongside OLB. Thankfully he's put on a little bit of weight (as has Brown) so that he'll be able to make an immediate impact. As great as Sean was at MNW, playing at 190 simply won't do at the college level. Arthur is currently backing him up there. The battle for playing time at LOLB will be one of the more intriguing competitions on the team this season.

Finally, I don't expect Marcus Forston to stay at 2nd team DT for too long. He is just way to good to be sitting on the bench.